Pharmanetics, Inc. v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

PharmaNetics, Inc. (“Appellant”) brings this appeal challenging the district court’s rulings in (1) striking its expert testimony and (2) granting summary judgment on its state law breach-of-contract and its Lanham Act claims, see 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., in Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (“Appellee”) favor. For the reasons stated below, this court affirms the district court’s ruling.

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Appellant is a drug development company that in the late 1990’s began developing a diagnostic test to quickly monitor the effects of certain types of anticoagulants (blood thinners). Doctors generally use…